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Letters Patent No. 64,462, dated May 7, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN HORSE HAY-FORKS.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, MYNARD I. TURCK, of Schodaek, in the county ofRennselaer, and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Hay-Forks; and I do hereby declare that the feller-vingis a full, clear, and exact description of the construction andoperation of the` same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l showsthe position of the several parts when holding the hay; and

Figure 2 shows the position of the several parts when the hay isdischarged.

F F are the tines of the fork in the usual forni; B, the brace. oreross-bar; A A, the jointed Grossberg I), the pulley; C C, the liftingropes; and t the tripping cord. A

The operation of the fork is as follows: When the tines F F are forcedin the hay their whole length the Apoints come together, as shown infig. l, and the jointed cross-bar A A drops down to a horizontalposition,

forcing the upper end of the 'cines apart, and bringing the pointstogether, and holding them in that position until it is desired todischarge the hay. As the hay is drawn up to the required height; bythelifting ropes C C, and it is required to drop the hay, theoperator-pulls the trip cord t, and the jointed cross-bar A A is drawnup, as shown in fig. 2, the tines spread apart, and the hay is released.The fines may he divided into any number of prongs, or otherwise formed,so as to be applied to the raising of other heavy weights, such asbales, boxes, barrels, or any bulky merchandise.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The arrangement and .combination of the jointed cross-bar A A, tines FF, crossbar B, trip cord t, and

pulley P, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth` MYNARDI. TURCK.

Witnesses:

CHARLES L. DU Bois, EDM. F. BRQWN.

